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<br />Introduction <br /> <br />. . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />. . . <br /> <br />Page <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />I:., tH ;.-~ <br />.J .,J':1>,; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />RUEDI-WESTERN SLOPE INVESTIGATIONS <br /> <br /> BASP1LT PROJECT <br /> Chapter I General discussions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br /> Physical geography . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br /> Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br /> Project service areas . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <br /> Stl'e8lllS and watersheds . . . . . . . . 7 <br /> Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 <br /> Present development . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 <br /> Industrial development . . . . . . . . 8 <br /> Irrigation development . . . . . . 8 <br /> Transportation and other public. facilities . 9 <br />. Need for additional irrigation development . . . . 9 <br /> Investigations and reports . . 10 <br /> Previous investigations . . . . . . 10 <br /> Present investigations . . . . . . 11 <br /> Chapter II Project plan, features, and costs . . . 12 <br /> Project plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 <br /> Construction considerations . . 13 <br /> Project features . . . . . . . 13 <br /> Missouri Heights D8IIl and Reservoir enlargement . 13 <br /> Basalt Conduit . . . . . . . . 14 <br /> Landis Canal . . . . . . . . . 15 <br /> Spring Valley lateral . . . . . . 15 <br /> Carbondale Canal . . . . . . . . . . 15 <br /> Sopris Canal . . . . . . . 16 <br /> :B'arm laterals . . . 16 <br /> Land drains . . . . 16 <br /> Estimated project costs . . . 16 <br /> Construction costs . . 16 <br /> Operation, maintenance, and replacement costs . 17 <br /> Chapter III Project lands . . . . . . . . 18 <br /> Soils . . . . . . . 18 <br /> Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . 18 <br /> Alkalinity and salinity . . . . 19 <br /> Land classification . . . . . . . . 19 <br /> Irrigable acreage . . . . . . . . . 20 <br />. <br />